A sassy cat to hold your earphones
Here we see the scamp holding some ear pods, but it doesn't have to hold earphones, as the Etsy page shows jewellery, makeup brushes and all sorts of other small items being hoisted into the air.
Cleverly censored cosplay tights
A Japanese illustrator has come up with a clever solution to a cosplay problem.
Many anime outfits can be on the skimpy side. While dressing up as a popular character can be fun and empowering it might also be cold and embarrassing.…
Sony backs high school guitar band
Does a Japanese all-girl high school band sound like the stuff of anime to you? K-On, perhaps?
That’s 3 sets of drums and 5 guitars for the band. They’re called 五五七二三二〇, which I’m told is pronounced, “go go nana ni san ni rei”.…
Limited edition Godzilla sake
Godzilla? Yes and no. This is a $100 limited edition bottle, designed by Ito Shigeaki and based on the 1989 of the kaiju.
Do you know what happens if you drink the entire bottle of Godzilla sake too quickly?…
8 dangerous items included in the Dark Souls 2 Collector’s Edition
The Japanese Collectors Edition of Dark Souls 2 is surprising. It is a set of sword and shield replicas. The bundle costs ¥15,800 (£94). In comparison, the UK the Dark Souls 2 CE costs about £79.99 and comes with a 450g Warrior Knight.…
Building a real life mecha
The video below shows what a small team in a garage can do. This isn’t a DARPA funded project or a big corporation showing off their tech.
Nevertheless, this real life mech looks to be remarkable.…
Assault rifles as anime girls – Upotte!! trailer
Based on the manga by Kitsune Tennouji, Upotte! is an anime in which assault rifles have taken on the from of girls. Characters have names like FNC and M16A4. The anime tells the story by following a new teacher at the school where all this is happening.…
Japanese trailer for BRAVE shows a very different film
It’s hard to imagine that this is a trailer for the same BRAVE that we’ve been seeing elsewhere. Tha Japanese trailer, which has made its way to YouTube (watch it before it’s yanked) suggests a film filled with mysticism and magic.…
Sega find a new business stream – urinal game consoles
Did you imagine Sega would return to the hardware business and start building consoles again?
Okay. Perhaps you did… for the sake of argument let’s say you did. Did you imagine Sega would start to build $2,000 urinals though?…
Furry cosyplay goes futuretech robotic
Japanese inventors are brilliant. This example may, at first glance, look a little odd. A giant and robotic cat head that seems like something that can only be used for furry cosplay.…
